When one considers the term “Continent of Science,” one may think of an area filled with the presence of universities or other hubs of science or tech.

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More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth was not the hospitable world we know today. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, the seas ...

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New research reveals that Central Asia’s rugged terrain was molded by the vanished Tethys Ocean, millions of years before the Himalayas even rose.

French explorer Jean-Louis Etienne and his crew of eight scientists this week began an expedition to the remote waters of ...

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Scientists say they have found geochemical traces of Earth’s ancient self hidden far below our feet, suggesting that parts of the planet that existed before the Moon-forming collision 4.5 billion ...

Mars may have been a "blue planet" with an ocean the size of today's Arctic Ocean, a new study suggests.

It is always a little worrying when politicians wrap themselves in the flag. Patriotism is such an easy emotion to arouse ...